Timbuktu Region

E84883

administrative region first-level administrative subdivision

Timbuktu Region is a vast, sparsely populated administrative area in northern Mali that includes the historic city of Timbuktu and has been a focal point of conflict and counterinsurgency operations in the Sahel.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Azawad	5
Timbuktu Region canonical	5
Tombouctou Region	5
Timbuktu region	4
Northern Mali	3
northern Mali	3
Niger (region proximity via Fezzan)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative region ⓘ first-level administrative subdivision ⓘ
administrativeLevel	first-level region of Mali ⓘ
borderedBy	Algeria ⓘ Gao Region ⓘ Mauritania ⓘ Mopti Region ⓘ Kidal Region ⓘ surface form: Taoudénit Region
capital	Timbuktu ⓘ
contains	Sahara Desert areas ⓘ Timbuktu ⓘ historic city of Timbuktu ⓘ
country	Mali ⓘ
ethnicGroups	Arab communities ⓘ Fulani ⓘ Songhai people ⓘ surface form: Songhai Tuareg ⓘ
governedBy	regional governor of Timbuktu ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	arid climate ⓘ desert and semi-desert landscapes ⓘ sparsely populated ⓘ vast ⓘ
hasEvent	Malian military operations against insurgents ⓘ international peacekeeping deployments ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance	center of Islamic scholarship in West Africa ⓘ center of trans-Saharan trade routes ⓘ
hasRisk	desertification ⓘ food insecurity ⓘ
hasSecuritySituation	affected by armed conflict ⓘ focal point of counterinsurgency operations in the Sahel ⓘ presence of jihadist armed groups ⓘ
hasTransport	Timbuktu Airport ⓘ
hasUNESCOProperty	Timbuktu ⓘ surface form: Timbuktu (World Heritage Site)
includes	rural communes ⓘ urban communes ⓘ
languageUsed	French ⓘ Songhay languages ⓘ surface form: Songhai languages Tamasheq ⓘ
locatedIn	Sahel ⓘ Timbuktu Region self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: northern Mali
locatedOn	Niger River ⓘ
mainEconomicActivities	agriculture along the Niger River ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ small-scale trade ⓘ
partOf	Mali ⓘ surface form: Republic of Mali Sahel ⓘ surface form: Sahelian belt
religion	Islam ⓘ
timeZone	UTC+0 ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operation Serval → theaterOfOperations → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

Tuareg rebellions in Mali → location → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Azawad

Kel Adagh → culturalArea → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Azawad

Sabha District → borderingCountryRegion → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niger (region proximity via Fezzan)

Ansar Dine → operatesIn → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern Mali

Ansar Dine → regionOfActivity → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Azawad

Gao Region → locatedIn → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern Mali

African-led International Support Mission to Mali → theaterOfOperations → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Mali

Timbuktu Region → locatedIn → Timbuktu Region self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern Mali

Kidal Region → borderedBy → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

Ibn Battuta → visitedCity → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Timbuktu region

Timbuktu → administrativeDivision → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tombouctou Region

Timbuktu → isCapitalOf → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tombouctou Region

Timbuktu → partOf → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tombouctou Region

Inner Niger Delta → majorCityNearby → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Timbuktu region

Koyra Chiini language → spokenIn → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tombouctou Region

Tondi Songway Kiini language → region → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

subject surface form: Tondi Songway Kiini

this entity surface form: Timbuktu region

Northern Berber → spokenIn → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Mali

National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad → regionOfActivity → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Azawad

National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad → regionOfActivity → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Mali

National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad → declaredIndependenceOf → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Azawad

National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad → claimsTerritory → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

Ifoghas → areaOfInfluence → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Timbuktu region

Ansar al-Din → regionOfActivity → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

Mopti Region → borderedBy → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

Timbuktu Airport → locatedIn → Timbuktu Region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tombouctou Region